Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tickets are available from the company ticket booths outside the ferry terminal building
at Tanger Port, in the terminal itself, or from virtually any travel agency around town; be
sure to pick up an exit form so you can avoid hassles later. The main destination is the
Spanish port of Algeciras, with less frequent services to Gibraltar. The Tarifa service in-
cludes a free bus transfer to Algeciras (50 minutes) on presentation of your ferry ticket.
Book in advance during peak periods (particularly Easter, the last week in August and the
last week in October), allow 90 minutes before departure to get tickets and navigate pass-
port control, and remember the time difference with Spain (Morocco is one hour behind,
and two hours behind during Ramadan).
Remember to get your passport stamped on the ferry before arrival in Morocco.
BUS
CTM buses depart from the
main bus station
(gare routière; 0539 94 69 28; Pl Jamaa el-Arabia)
,
about 2km to the south of the city centre by the Syrian mosque - the distinctly un-
Moroccan-looking minarets are a useful nearby landmark. Destinations include the fol-
lowing:
DESTINATION
COST (DH)
DURATION (HR)
Agadir
325
12½
Casablanca
140
5½
Chefchaouen
45
3
Fez
115
6
Marrakesh
230
10
Meknès
95
5
Rabat
105
4
Tetouan
20
1
Baggage is Dh10 (4kg to 10kg).
Cheaper bus companies operate from the main bus station. There are regular departures
for all the destinations mentioned above, plus services to Al-Hoceima (Dh100, 10 hours)
and Fnideq (Dh25, 1½ hours) - a small town 3km from the Ceuta border. The station can
be busy, but pretty hassle-free, thanks to the police office in the centre. It has a
left-luggage
facility
(per item per 24hr Dh5-7;
5am-1am)
. A metered petit taxi to/from the town centre is
around Dh10.
